Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 21:04     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
My girls wore huge bows. Usually monogramed. We had bows to go with every outfit. And yes, we are very southern. Honestly, it makes me smile to know it bothered you boring women so much.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:50     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bigger the bow, the better the Mama.

(It's a Southern thing)

Let me weigh in to say that bow-wearing is a THING and the moms who stick enormous bows in their girls' hair dress them in smocked dresses and Mary Janes and their boys wear smocked overalls with Peter Pan collars, white socks and saddle shoes. It's a look that tries to state, "I'm white, I'm Southern, I'm rich, I'm conservative."

Oh, and the kids forced to wear these costumes are named Makenzie, Hannah, Grace, Taylor, Kylie, Sadie, Lexie, Emma (with a middle name of Hope, Rose, Nicole -select one) or Jackson, Samuel, Braxton, Max, Gavin, Henry, William, Braden, Aiden, Hayden, Carter, with a middle name of Troy,
Kyle, Ian, or pretentious sounding family name like Worthington).

That is all.


When I was a college age sorority girl, 20 years ago, we used to joke that the farther south a girl's chapter was the bigger her hair bow would be. Minnesota = no bows. Illinois = small bows. Missouri = bigger bows. Missippi = bows so big they could double as satellite dishes.



You wore bows in your hair in college in the 90s?


Dp. I wore ribbons and bows in my hair in college in late 80’s/early 90’s in NY. My children wore monogrammed and smocked clothing. I am a damn yankee.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:45     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Wait — is Hannah seriously considered a southern name?
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:44     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like big bows and I cannot lie.


You other mothers can't deny


Oh my god, Becky. Look. At her. Bow. It is so big.



One of those Big Mamas’ Baby Girls.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:40     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Are Russians always drinking vodka? Are they never sober?
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:40     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:They have been around for a very long time. This is a photo of my mother taken in 1936:



Adorable.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:39     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:They have been around for a very long time. This is a photo of my mother taken in 1936:



OMG. I literally was thinking of taking pictures of my family from the early 1900’s!!!! Big bows run in the DNA.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:17     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you writing from Russia?


Nope, but I was born there.

We don't wear bows in Russia.


Ok, random coincidence that PP asked this and it ended up being true. Or is Russia known for ther strong opinions on bow wearing??


Plus 1!!!


I feel like all the pictures I saw of russian kids at school when I was growing up the girls always had huge white bows. I think it's a well known cultural thing (but maybe not in the present day)>
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:16     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Life long NYer here. We moved to the area when my oldest DD was 4.5yo. Signed her up for ballet...and was slack jawed at the size of the MONOGRAMMED hair bows on the girls. And yes, their little brothers were toddling around in seer sucker Peter Pan collar play suits. It made me feel like I had landed on another planet.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:14     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have noticed that hair bows/ribbons are a sort of odd "status" at preppy Catholic schools. Very Lilly Pulitzer-ish.


Plus 1. The bigger the bow- the better the social/$$$ status!!!!


Weird, the exact opposite is true in other schools.


You have your opinion. I can assure no one cares. - Big Bows Forever
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 20:11     Subject: Re:I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
I LOVE big bows and I can not lie!
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 18:07     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have noticed that hair bows/ribbons are a sort of odd "status" at preppy Catholic schools. Very Lilly Pulitzer-ish.


Plus 1. The bigger the bow- the better the social/$$$ status!!!!


Weird, the exact opposite is true in other schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 18:06     Subject: Girl wearing hair bows
This is how you take a hair bow out of a girls hair
1.sneak up on the girl with the hair bow.
2.say "I need that hair clip now!"to the girl.
3.grab the hair bow and pull the clip out and say " this is banned" to the girl.
4.run away.
5.the girl may scream at you but keep doing it to every girl you see wearing a hair bow.
6.keep going,take every hair bow in a girls hair you see.
7.go to school and take out the hair bow on every girl you see wearing a hair bow.
8.your done!
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2018 18:03     Subject: Girl wearing hair bows
This is how you take a hair bow out of a girls hair
1.sneak up on the girl with the hair bow.
2.say "I need that hair clip now!"to the girl.
3.grab the hair bow and pull the clip out and say " this is banned" to the girl.
4.run away.
6.the girl may scream at you but keep doing it to every girl you see wearing a hair bow.
7.go to school and take out the hair bow on every girl you see wearing a hair bow.
8.your done!
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2016 19:45     Subject: I hate giant bows. I HATE them.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a three year old thread, folks. Let. It. Die.


Not until I add this snazzy photo.



Now THIS is a stylin' bow. Traditional dressy outfit in southern Germany in the late 1800's. This isn't my photo, but I have pics of my own great grandmas wearing them.


Hm, not showing up, but here's a link if you want to see super giant head bows that people wore for fancy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ka2rina/4648105593/in/gallery-kraplap-72157626329153227/